Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-17
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


Already the progressive eucher clubs
are organizing for the winter campaign.
Tramps burglar.iz I'd the store of Petty &
Dry, hardware dealers, at Iantha, Barton
County, a few nights ago, getting about
500 worth of cutlery.
The funeral of Hong Song Tong, Kan
sas City celestial, occurred in that place
recently. and was conducted with all the
peculiar ceremonies OF the Chinese faith.
More than one-third of the cases of diph-
liberia reported to the Health Department
in st. Lous last week were fatal There
has not been as large a proportion OF
deaths to cases in any previous week the
last ten years.
One thousand two hundred and fifty
persons were prevailed upon by an enter
prising machine agent to assemble in St.
Joseph for the purpose of guessing at the
number of grains of corn in glass jar for
a handsome prize. The audience was
compos ed Of some of the most fashionable
ladies in the city, all of whom were at
tracted by the novelty of the amusement.
The number of grains in the jar was 1885.
One lady guessed the number at 1923 while
another thought there must be about
100000. The nearest guess was 1928.
The stables of the Kansas City horse
and mule market were totally des troyed
by fire few nights ago. Thirty horses
and mules were consumed in the con-
flagration. The fire extended to the
Viaduct Hotel, saloon and small frame
dwelling, all of which were totally con-
sumed. the loss reaching $4,000. The
Wabash stock Office caught fire and the
stock records of the past ten years were
burned, loss that is irreparable, as there
are no duplicates of these records of ship
ment.
Some st. Louis wags have been anus.
ing themselves recently by getting ur
bogus bombs and imposing on some of the
influential citizens, the police and local
press.
The coroner at st. Louis, at last account
had been un able to solve the mystery of
the recent explosion by which the New
man family and others lost their lives.
The question of q new Union depot
st. Louis has again been brought for
ward, and it now looks as though that
tIong-felt want" would soon be supplied.
Judge Louis A. Raum, a well-known
st. Louis lawyer, was stricken with apo
plexy a few days ago, and at last &C
counts his condition was considered crit
ical.
Interest f. again revived in the ma tier
of William Thomas Abbot West, the al
legged murderer of Susie Beck at st. Louis,
and it is thought he will soon be in the
clutches of the law.
The post-office at Price, st. Louis Coun.
tv, has been discontinued and mail order
ed sent to Dryer.
Governor Marmaduke has pardoned
George Fulks on the ground that evidence
obtained subsequent to the trial proves
him innocent
Theo. o. Vinton, formerly chief clerk fol-
r. G.. Dun & Co. in st. Joseph, has taken
charge of the office as manager, Mr.. c.
W. Whitney, the former manager, having
resigned.
George Brown, laborer, fifty years oil
age, stumbled and fell down stairway at
his residence in Kansas City few nights
ago. His neck was broken, and death re.
suited almost instantly. He was on his
way to the cellar for bucket of water.
The Benton Club of st. Joseph opened
its clubhouse a few evenings since to the
friends of the members. A large number
of invitations were issued, and the affair
was one of great society interest.
A valise attached to a stick three fee,
in length was discovered by Charles
Lehr, a fireman on sandboat, floating
around in the middle of the river at st.
Joseph few days since. 1t was picked
up, and human skeleton was found in.
side. Very little flesh was found on the
bones, the valise having evidently been ir
the water some time.
Will Neers, a boy living about eight
miles from Independence, was horribly
bitten by a mad dog few days ago. The
dog also attacked several animals, biting
them severely. The boy became very
ferocious and tried to bite his attendants
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stone. A posse of citizens organized to
hunt the dog, which was still at large.
Representatives from the different Ger
man societies at st. Joseph met in Turner
hall few nights ago and organized
league of personal liberty. Officers were
elected and it was decided to join the
State league, and G.. H. L. Meeks was
elected as a delegate to the State conven-
ton. 1t was resolved that every friend OF
liberty, who has the same principles as
the league, might become member OF
any lodge or society.
Quite commotion has been created il
church circles at Lexington by the with.
drawal from the ministry of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of Rector John McFar.
lane, who declares his intention Of re.
uniting with the Presbyterian Church, OF
which he was formerly an evangelist.
Jailer w. F. Fay of the Wyandotte jail
went to supper few nights ago, leaving
Thomas Johnson, William Jackson and
McMann, alias Henry Thompson, desper-
ate criminals, In the corridor for exercise.
While he was gone they cut bar from the
door and made an eigh teen-inch square
hole in a thirteen-inch wall, through
which they crawled out and escaped.
They did the work with a knife given
them at dinner.
Policeman Brady, of Kansas City, shot
and mortally wounded Geo. Grant, coiored.
a few evenings since. Grant was running
away with bundle of stolen clothing
and refused to halt at the officers order.
On April 3, 1882, Grant was seen with a
bucket of butter by Policeman Pat Jones.
who ordered him to halt. Grant turned
and shot the officer dead. This happened
on the same night that Jesse James was
killed at st. Joseph, and in the intense ex.
element then prevalent, negro named
Harrington, who had been arrested in
stead of Grant, was taken from the officers
and lynched. Grant was afterwards ar.
rested and sent to the penitentiary for
two years. When he got out he terrorized
the town of Sedalia, and defied the
authorities for awhile, and he was one of
the most notorious negro desperadoes in
the West. He fell within fifty feet of the
spot were he killed Jones five years ago.
The st. Joe Water Works are completed.
Two fires (both undoubtedly incendiary,
for the setting of which a negro, whose
sole known name is "Texas," is under ar
rest, having been caught at the last hre,)
occurred within two hours of each other
at Kansas City few nights ago, doing
damage to the extent Of about $4,000 and
causing the firemen much hard work.